Many people are dissatisfied with the quality of television news coverage, recent statistics from the National Communications Commission (NCC) showed.
The NCC established a system for receiving complaints from the public about media content last year. Between October and December, 631 of the complaints, or about 84 percent of the total, concerned television programs.
The commission said television news and political talk shows, dramas and infomercials were the top three sources of complaints.
Specifically, many viewers complained that television news frequently used sensational headlines or randomly selected footage of baseball games to imply that certain players were involved in a recent game-fixing scandal, without any reliable source or evidence.
Some viewers also said the television news and programs have blurred the distinction between programs and commercials and were suspected of misleading consumers.
Others complaints criticized television series and cartoons for “disrupting public order” and “damaging the physical and mental health of children and teenagers.”
The top three programs that came under attack were SET TV series Parents’ Love (天下父母心), Formosa TV soap opera Mother’s House (娘家) and the cartoon One Piece (航海王) shown on TTV.
Aside from complaints about television programs, the NCC also received 89 complaints about online content and radio broadcasts.
The NCC said it had issued penalties in 104 instances where broadcasters had violated media laws.
Penalties imposed on media operators helped the commission bring in NT$26 million (US$850,000) last year.
Among them, 46 involved television programs that failed to separate content from advertising.
Thirty-nine penalties involved violations of other government laws, including regulations on cosmetics.
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